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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards sworn in for a second term

by Associated Press
| January 13, 2020 2:05 PM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Urging the state to “reject the partisan rancor and dysfunction that plagues Washington,” Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards began his second term Monday without the budget crises that crowded out other debates across his first four years, but with a more conservative Legislature that could create new clashes over spending.

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